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Morning Eye Candy: Color to Come

Posted in Photography on February 18 2014, by Matt Newman

I know everything beyond your window is likely a wash of winter’s best efforts right now, but the color will find its way back soon.

In the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Let Me Count the Days

Posted in Photography on February 2 2014, by Matt Newman

Less than a month now ’til The Orchid Show: Key West Contemporary sashays its way into the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. I can certainly count the ways that I love this exhibition, but counting the days might be a better pastime.

Oncidium maculatum var. album

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Oncidium maculatum var. album, in the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections

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Morning Eye Candy: Specialized

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on August 6 2013, by Matt Newman

Kodai Nakazawa’s tools are as integral to his work as the know-how he puts behind them. Last week, I teased his efforts in the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections as the return of a Garden favorite. And those who chimed in were right—Kiku is coming! We’ll have more for you in the coming weeks as we draw nearer to this meticulously prepared Japanese chrysanthemum exhibition.

If you appreciate the implements of a specialized artform as much as I do, you’ll understand why these leaf cutters—with their subtle dimensional differences—are so fascinating.

Tools of the Trade

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen